Ironing-table.



FRED G. HOFFINE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

IRONING-TABLE.

Speecation of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 20, 1910.

Application filed May 23, 19K). Serial No. 553,31.

To all trimm it may concern:

lie it lfnown that l. Fiano G. Horrixn, a citizen ot the United States. residing at Kansas t'itv. in the county ot Jackson and. .State oi d Juri. have invented a new and useful ironia .able oi' which the following is a specihcation.

it is the object of the present invention to provide an improved ct'fnstruction of ironing table and one ot the aims of the present i11- vention is to provi-:le a novel in fans for snp porting the ironin;r hoard. 'forming the top of the table. said means beine foldable to lie 'nst the under side of the board, but, n extended or swungv down. being arranged to support the board in a rigid manner.

ll'ith the above and other objects in view. t ie invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying drawings. in which,

Figure l is a view in side elevation, parts being shown in section, of the ironing table embodying the present invention; Fig. 2 is a hottoui plan view thereof, the supports for e hoard heine' 'shown in Jfolded position; i' I3 is top plan view ot one end of the ironing` board and the corresponding end of the sleeve board employed in connection therewith. v

ln the. drawings. the ironing board proper is illustrated as formed from slnetl` metal and is indicated bv the nmneral 5. The board is provided along its edge with a continuous dependingr liane'e G. This flange (3 at each side ot the hoard formed of greater ,l1 than :1t the ends (which ends are Ted) and the surplus depth is turned in as at T to additionally reinforce the board :it its sides. The sui'xportin;r means for the board is embodied in two members one of which is preterablv formed from a length of heav)v rod material heut ai opposite .sides ot' its middle as at S to form a commetingt portion 9 and spaced legs 10. plate ll is secured to the under side ot' the ard 5 at a point substantially midway betw een its ends and this plate is sohent between its points of attachment as to pivotally receive the connecting portion 9 of the supporting member. rl`he legs 1G of the member diverge. slightly as is clearly7 shown in Fig'. 2 of the drawings and each leg, at a point adjacent its juncture with the connectingr portion 9. is angularly bent as at l2 so that when the member is brought down to the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the portions of the legs between the bends 1'2 and the bends 8 will rest against the under side of the ironing board 5 and further movement of the member in that direction will be prevented.v

A cross bar 13 is secured at its ends to the legs and extends transversely7 across between these legs and the bar is formed Wi'h a notch 1l which serves a purpose to be presently explained. The other suiporting member for the board is in the nature of a single leer pivoted to the under side of the vboard near its head end as at 15 and seating in the notch ll in the cross bar 13, when swung' down to the position shown in Fig. l of the drawings. The legr just mentioned is preferably `formed from two sheet metal blanks constituting the sides of the leg, and that one constitutingr one side of the leg is indicated b v the immoral ltland the other one is indicated bj; the immoral 1T and of the two blanks, the one 1G has its edge portions bent inwardl;r as at 18 and thence back upon their portions 1S as at 19 and the other portion 17 has its edge portions bent as at 2O and thence back upon their portions 2O as at Q1 to seat between the portions 1S and 19 of the blank 1G. By this construction, the sides of the legA are of single plv structure whereas the upper and lowere'lges are of four ply structure. inasmuch as the single leg just described is subjected to vertical stress, the formation of its upper and lower sides of four ply structure will render the same sutiiciently strongr and rigid to properltv assist in supportingr the board 5 although the leg` is hollow and consequentl;Y comparativcl)VY lightv in weight. It will of course be understood thatV if desired, the first. described board supporting:r member emhedying the two legs 10. may be formed from tubing. it being in this form somewhat lighter than would be the case if formed from a solid rod. Further it will be understood that when the supporting members are swung to the position shown in Fig. l of the drawings and weight is imposed upon the board the two supporting members will firmly7 bind and will support the board 5 rigidly, the rigidity with which the board is supported being enhanced by any increase in n eight imposed upon it.

In connection with the ironing board, there is provided a sleeve board which is indicated by the numeral 22 and is of substantially the same construction as the ironing:r board proper. livoted to the under `side of the sleeve. board 2 is a rest indicated by the numeral .23 and formed from a length of bar inetal bent4 to U-orm, this rest being so piroted that. it may he swungr don-n to assume a vertical posit-ion whereby to Suppor'; the board as shown in Fig. lor may be folded up to a position beneath the board Ati the head end of the board 22 there is hinged an arm indieated b v the numeral Qt and this arm iS formed in its side edges near its lower end with notehes indicated b r the numeral An opening 2G formed in the board 5 n lar the head end thereof and notches 2T are termed in the edge of the opening '2G at dianietrieallvv opposite point; it being obaerved that the lower portion otl the. arm it is inaertible in the opening Qt ard notehes 2T and the` arm ma): then be turned so ai to eauSe it notchesv '25 to re- Ceiie the edge portion of the openingthe arm beingP at auch time in a plane transversely of the bo; rd 5. This a 'in 4- and the rest Q3 Serre to ett'eet'ually support the board upon the board 5 in the position illus,- trated in Figi. 1 of' the drawings although the board ma)v be r adily removed or may be strung around upon the arm 'it as a pi"ot and then 'dropped so as to extend down back of the head end ot' the board ln connection with the board 5 there is also pim'ided a clothes Nipporting raek and this rack embodies a red see tred at` its ends to the under Side ot the board 5 at one edge thereof and bent to project downn'ardliv to :i plane beneath the plane. ot' the portion i' of the ttange at the said edge of the board. and, rods 12S) which are pivoted at their inner ends as at il() and rest. adja! eent their piroted ends. upon the rod it being understood that these rods 29 are intended'to Support articles of elothinf i whit-h have been ironed and that when the supporting;` ineinbera t'or the board are folded. and the ironing` board in not in use, these roll`- Q9 ina)v be strung around upon their pivotal to position beneath the board 5.

A keeper 3l is formed in the portion T ot:

the flange at that side ott the board 5 opposite the iaide on ivhieh the rod if are located and in thia keeper is renovabtv inserted the shank or handle 32 ot' a water Cup 233. this run being deaignefl. ax ivill be readil)i understood. to lontain a onaiititj-f ot u'ater n'hieh ina \Y be sprinkled upon the Cloths during the ironingr prot-ens.

\`\'hat is elaiined ia:-

ln a deriee ot the elass described` a top. and a Support for Said top eoaiprising' a ineuiber including7 spared legs and a ronneetine' portion. the said runner-tin;r portion beingpiroted to the under h ide ot the aid top and the lees being angularly bent adiaeent their point of jnnet'nre with the vonneet'ing portion. the portions or the lega bevtn'een the bent portions and the #aid eonnerting portion beine' designed to rest against the under Side of the top when the ineinber is swung to assume a predeterinined angular position with the top, a notched cross bar extendingy aeross between the legs. and a member eonsietin;- of a Single len' pit'oted to the under' :side of the top and arranged to extend between the legs of the first mentioned member and Seat in the nott'h in the l aid ere-Ss bai' when in position to support the top.

ln testimoni' that'. l elaini the foregoing' as nii' own. l have hereto allixed in r Sinnature in the presence ott two Witnesses.

l". G. llt)l"l `lNli`.. lV itnesaes I". l. Comm'. J. TV. llanu'oon. 

